Ange said himself during pre-season that he considers Gray & Bergvall to be ready now. If they're not ready now, perhaps the club was misguided in backing him in signing them, rather than failed to back him. The alternative is that Ange was lying, even though doing so only creates a rod for his own back.
Indeed, the mental gymnastics going on to show he was "backed" is staggering. Was he happy with the players we brought in? Yes I'd say he was. Did he change his tune from what he was saying when he first came in to what he was saying at the end of the second Summer transfer window? Also yes.
There were plenty of things he could have said without saying they were club signings and without saying they are ready for the first-team now. For example, he could have commented on their potential and that he looks forwarded to seeing them knuckle down and fight for opportunities in with the first-team, rather than directly stating that they're ready now.
Gray is ready, he has a full season in the champ behind him.
The amortisation is a max of 5 years now since Chelsea tried to fiddle the figures by giving players 8 year contracts. We make a lot of money but we also have the amortisation of the stadium . There is a 72m write down every financial year. This has to happen for 10 years from the stadium being opened, so another 5 years of it.
No idea , you would have to consult an accountant for the details, according to transfermarkt from 21/22/23 transfer outlay on players 384 million euros , players sold 86 million euros(can't be bothered to do the exchange rate) maybe that accounts for some losses.
Ange clearly rates Son and Johnson, even if fans think they aren't good enough, so there's probably a huge disparity in the level of priority that Ange gave to signing a top quality winger compared to what our fanbase thinks there should have been.
Werner's loan was extended very early in the window, rather than as a last-minute option, so Ange must have been quite keen for this to happen (i.e. keeping Werner on the books was backing the manager).
Nico Williams reportedly chose to stay where he is for now, despite interest from bigger clubs than us. I'm expecting him to go to Barcelona next summer.
Neto was out of reach as soon as Chelsea decided they wanted him (and Mendes decided he wanted Neto at Chelsea).
Eze was less attainable after Palace had sold Olise, as it meant they'd have no appetite to budge on the first £60m of his £68m release clause being paid upfront. Also, I don't see how Eze fits LW in Ange's system - like Kulusevski, he'd be far better suited to CAM, but we already had Kulusevski & Maddison there so it wasn't a priority signing.
Maybe we should have beaten Real Madrid to Mbappe's signature!
Here are the juicy details of how £550 million revenue and £138 million profit ends up as an £86.8 million loss
The only folks still arguing the toss over Net spend are totally overlooking wages as it suits their pro Levy agenda.
The 72m write down on the stadium plays a big part in that amortisation. Another 5 yrs and that disappears .
Exactly, if anything says a weak, non winning mentality its a cheese room lol.
I dont think its just Ange tho, you would have the same split whoever the manager was i am guessing. Mainly because Levy hires the manager and then disregards what they want\need.
We're doing the one that is achievable, because the big name players will choose big clubs.
Money talks - it’s as simple as that. Open your eyes - we’re a massive club in London with the best facilities in the land. Pay the big bucks and the top players would sign.
